..efficacy of a topical antifungal ointment containing 2% tolnaftate was studied in a guinea pig model of tinea pedis using the following four topical antifungal preparations commercially available as reference drugs: variotin (3,..

..mentagrophytes, and affect the toes and the areas between the toes, respectively, and/or the soles of the foot (Tinea pedis). In some cases, foot infections due to other fungi than dermatophytes (predominantly Candida spp...

In the treatment of tinea pedis, current terbinafine formulations are applied once or twice daily for 7 days. A terbinafine emulsion gel formulation has been developed to provide a 5-day treatment course for tinea pedis.

Efficacy and safety of terbinafine 1% solution in the treatment of interdigital tinea pedis and tinea corporis or tinea cruris

..treatment with terbinafine 1% cream for 1 week, compared to its vehicle, in adult patients with interdigital tinea pedis. Efficacy was assessed in terms of mycological cure, total clinical signs and symptoms scores, and clinical ..

Epidemiological and aetiological study on tinea pedis and onychomycosis in Algeria

Epidemiological studies on tinea pedis and onychomycosis, common fungal infections, have been conducted in many parts of the world. There are currently no studies of tinea pedis and/or onychomycosis in Algeria...

..the therapeutic effect of a 1% cream preparation of NND-502, a novel topical antifungal agent, in a guinea pig tinea pedis model produced by infecting the plantar skin of guinea pigs with Trichophyton mentagrophytes...

..study to determine the efficacy and safety of 25% and 50% tea tree oil in the treatment of interdigital tinea pedis. One hundred and fifty-eight patients with tinea pedis clinically and microscopy suggestive of a dermatophyte ..

Relation between vesicular eruptions on the hands and tinea pedis, atopic dermatitis and nickel allergy

b>Tinea pedis and tinea manuum in children are more common than previously recognized. Clinical presentations of dermatophyte infections may vary in children and may be difficult to diagnose.

Clinical inquiries. What is the most effective treatment for tinea pedis (athlete's foot)?

Tsveti MarkovaWayne State University, USAJ Fam Pract 51:21. 2002

Short-duration oral terbinafine for the treatment of tinea pedis in HIV-positive patients

S SmithDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, USACutis 68:30-9. 2001

Management of tinea pedis in patients who have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is problematic; in those patients, dermatophytoses may be more difficult to treat than in the general population...

..However, there are data indicating that tinea unguium is as common or even more common in psoriasis compared with healthy controls. Tinea unguium is generally a secondary event to tinea pedis infection.

Common fungal infections of the feet in patients with diabetes mellitus

..Cutaneous fungal infections are common in Singapore. The National Skin Centre is a tertiary referral centre for dermatological diseases in the country, and sees more than 2,500 cases of superficial fungal infections annually...

Fungal infection of the feet in soccer players and non-athlete individuals

..I think also necessary is the systemic administration of terbinafine or itraconazole for 4 or 6 weeks or more even for tinea corporis. Additionally, I emphasize that culture study is indispensable to confirm the infection by this fungi...

Etiologic agents of dermatophyte infection in Lebanon

George F ArajDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut, Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonJ Med Liban 52:59-63. 2004

..In our region, studies on the prevalence of dermatophytoses and the distribution of the various dermatophyte species involved are rare. In Lebanon, only one study was published on this subject over the last forty years...

Epidemiology of tinea pedis and toenail tinea unguium in worshippers in the mosques in Adana, Turkey

The aim of this study has been to evaluate patients with tinea pedis for their demographic data and attitudes affecting the treatment of disease, and to compare the in vitro activity of 10 antifungal agents and to relate them to their in ..

[Study on patient satisfaction with the treatment of mycosis on the extremities with terbinafine (SETTA)]

..Recurrence and a lack of treatment response are common in dermatophytosis. In patients with cutaneous and concurrent toenail lesions, often only the former are investigated, which may result in inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis...

An unusual dermatophyte was isolated from the plantar scales of a human immunodeficiency virus-positive man with tinea pedis. Morphology, physiology, and molecular data provided evidence to support the new species Trichophyton eboreum...

..With the incidence of severe side effects still unclear in children, this case argues for continued blood surveillance during courses of terbinafine and for the confirmation of infection before initiation of the drug...

..investigation was conducted to determine the prevalence and circumstances of untreated, unsuspected tinea pedis and tinea unguium, morbid conditions that could be termed occult athlete's foot, in patients visiting a ..

Sertaconazole: a review of its use in the management of superficial mycoses in dermatology and gynaecology

..skin mycoses such as dermatophytosis (including tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea manus, tinea barbae and tinea pedis), cutaneous candidiasis, pityriasis versicolor and seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp, and in the US for tinea ..

..250 mg/day is effective in the treatment of superficial dermatophyte infections such as onychomycosis, tinea pedis and tinea corporis/cruris, generally achieving mycological cure in > 80% of patients...

Topical application of acidified nitrite to the nail renders it antifungal and causes nitrosation of cysteine groups in the nail plate

..the effective conditions of essential oils against Trichophyton mentagrophytes in vitro for the treatment of tinea pedis in a foot bath. Agar blocks implanted with T. mentagrophytes were immersed in 0...

Pramiconazole, a triazole compound for the treatment of fungal infections

Shinichi WatanabeDepartment of Dermatology, Teikyo University School of MedicineNihon Rinsho 66:2285-9. 2008

..1%), followed by candidiasis (8.4%) and the Malassezia infections(2.4%). Among dermatophytoses, tinea pedis was the most frequent, then in decreasing order, tinea unguium, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea manuum, and ..

Research Grants9

..These participants will complete six 24 hour diet recall interviews over a six month period, which will be used to validate the adapted Food Frequency Questionnaire and Meal Pattern Questionnaire. ..